It’s simple – if something sparks joy, keep it if not, let it go. And then there are those two magical words – ‘spark joy’, which help to both ease and expedite the process. She explains how when we part with something in our lives – whether it’s particularly special or relatively unimportant – we must simply say ‘thank you’ to acknowledge the role it’s played in our lives before letting go of them – almost like a sweet farewell that brings closure. Kondo’s gentle, caring and affable nature, coupled with her precise instructions, makes the show inherently watchable. It’s important to note that its predecessor, a book called The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (2011) by Kondo is what really started this global cleanliness movement that now has a staunch fandom of neat freaks. They reveal how they’ve adapted a Japanese philosophy to suit their own cultural peculiarities.Īs children, we’ve grown up hearing that cleanliness is next to godliness, courtesy the joys of joint families, in which a deadly combination of mothers, grandmothers and aunts unite to breathe down your neck about that crumpled top carelessly strewn on your bed or that chair that’s meant for guests but has become the unofficial wardrobe, piled with at least two pairs of pants you thought you’d wear that morning.įuelling the Indian mother’s fire is Japanese tidiness expert extraordinaire Marie Kondo’s latest show on Netflix, titled Tidying Up With Marie Kondo which has taken the world by storm. Watching the Netflix show Tidying Up With Marie Kondo has changed the way two women approach clutter.
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